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mulled damson gin (brings a little festive cheer!)

mulled damson gin

If you read my post about making damson gin last year, you will know that as much as I love gin, I don't drink it very often as it brings out the miserablist in me; we are talking weeping, wailing, and teeth-gnashing. I end up looking like a demented panda caught in a rain storm.

Frankly, it's a sorry sight, almost heart-rending. But the situation is not so dire that I cant find a use for my beautiful gin. I had made two bottles of fruit gin and I was damned if I would waste it. Those damsons could not have died in vain!

I've adapted my chicken with sloe gin for damson gin and it is rather lovely. But this is not a pretty dish; (it's very beige. It doesn't look at all festive and much as I've tried you can't really make a toast waving a couple of chicken breasts! So everything in moderation and I have worked out that if I mull the fruit-infused gin with cider and spices, then I don't end up looking like Heath Ledger's The Joker, This mulled cocktail is delicious; a very merry affair indeed. Cheers!

If you don't have any damson gin (or vodka), use a sloe gin instead. (There are lots of different brands on the market; you can usually find them in the bigger supermarkets.)

2 comments:

I was going to say "it's a bit early" - but actually it's not! And perfect on the bloody awful day - don't know if you're in London right now, but the sky is gun-metal and it's gusting rain. Bah. Thank god for damson gin! :)

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